Or why I cannot tell you what is the best first camera When I started my photography journey a decade ago, I made the mistake of asking people about what a good camera was. I ended up with a pile of contradicting information. Today I have a good idea what…

Everything is bigger in Texas. Even government subsidies. There is an American saying. Good enough for government work. It is used by people who think poorly of the government. The idea is that government is usually a waste of money. If they are charitable, the government is doing the minimum…

Reading between the lines Russia literally decided to engage in some gunboat diplomacy recently. War is diplomacy by other means. — Carl von Clausewitz A flotilla made up of some Russian and Chinese warships decided to patrol off the coast of Alaska in international…

Overflowing with disinformation Beijing recently has been hit by heavy storms. Naturally, if you get hit by a typhoon, floods are expected. At this point, someone had to write a whopper.

Why wildlife photography is never movie magic Yesterday was a wet day. Unfortunately, it only started when I was in the middle of a leisure wildlife shoot. I was lucky to capture the action shot below. Full disclosure: I am not a professional and my gear is not the best. Action …

Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief People in the ages have used ants and bees to shame their less motivated workers and children. Certain religion even mentions ants as a role model. Except that an ant can get up to 250 naps a day. Some…

Or manmade usually means copying from mother nature Agriculture was supposed to be a very important milestone for humans. It allowed less people to be employed in food production as a farmer can produce more food than he or she can consume. …

It is not just the users I wish this was an article about how lazy people outsource their homework to AI. We know of two lawyers that outsourced their world to AI. Technically one lawyer outsourced his work to AI. The second lawyer failed to check the first lawyer’s work…

Why somethings are not as useful as you think Many decades ago, I was told that I needed life skills. How to change a light bulb. How to cook. The list goes on but you get the idea. …